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BCIT Board
Will Approach

Ministry on Deficit
Board of Governors chairman, Malcolm
Wickson, has been authorized to re-
quest permission from the Minister of
Education to allow BCIT to incur a
deficit up to $375,000 in the current
fiscal year ending March 31, 1985.
The action was taken during the
December 12 meeting of the Board who
tabled a press release on the pro-
jected deficit to the next meeting.

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Other Board Highlights:

“Malcolm Wickson presented the
briefing documents that have been
put together for the Ministry in
support of BCIT's oppositicnto the
funding formula. These documents
were: General Public Perceptions
About BCIT, Employer's Perceptions
About BCIT, BCIT Student Origins,
History of Demand for BCIT Seats,
Placements of BCIT Grads, Productivity
and papers providing a rationale for
more funding for the library and
Computer Resources than has been
allowed under the formula.

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“A chart proposing an alternative
formula funding was referred back
the administration for details of
1984/85 actual grant. A Chart on
origins of BCIT students was also
referred to the administration for an
analysis showing the regions from

which the 50 per cent of students who
come to BCIT from industry are drawn.

“The chairman will write to the
Minister of Education expressing:
that the Board of Governors is con-
cerned:

l. that the decision on the reduction
in Medical Laboratory from a two
year to a one year didactic was
taken without input from the
Board of Governors on a very

 

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that the Board of Governors is
aware that the Medical Laboratory
Advisory Committee met on
84-11-13, immediately upon re-
ceipt of Mr. Lorne Thompson's
letter of 84-11-06, and has
taken a decision to review the
changes in the program and advis
the Board of Governors of its
findings in mid-January.

that the Board of Governors will
after reviewing the Advisory
Committee's recommendations,
inform the Minister of their
position with respect to the
two-year program.

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that the Board of Governors is
still concerned about the commun-
ication from the Minister that
we are no longer responsible for
the placement of graduates. Our
response to them has not yet
received a reply, but the
Ministry of Education has already
taken further action after their
letter of 84-11-06.

Taken from the BCIT Messenger.

 

David Peterkin

David Peterkin, the former Director
of the Fine Arts Department, now
retired from the college, is current-
ly in the Vancouver General Hospital
and it appears as though David is
going to be in for quite some time.
He is in the Heather Pavilion in
Section D3, Room 304.

David joined the College in 1970 and
is therefore well known to many
College employees. No doubt many
people will wish to pass along their
iget well wishes and regards to David.
I suggest that cards be sent to
David's home address and his wife,
Allison, will take the cards to him
in the hospital. This will avoid any

 

Significant change.